WEBVTT WHICH IS A FELONY.THIS MORNING, JOHNSON ISBEING HELD ON A $50,000BOND.HAPPENING NOW, TEACHERUPSET OVER PROPOSEDCHANGES.DOZENS OF TAPERS SIGNEDON-LINE PETITIONSPONSORED BY THEJEFFERSON COUNTY CHAPTEROF THE AMERICANFEDERATION OF TEACHERSTHAT ASKED THE STATE TOPLEASES GO TO SCHOOL.IT RECENTLY PROPOSED APLAN TO RESTRUCTURE THESTATE DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION AND HIS PLANWOULD DOWNSIZE THECAREER TECH ANDEDUCATION PROGRAM SONOW, MANY TEACHERS WANTHIM TO SPEND A WEEKENDWINNING A CLASSROOMBEFORE HE MAKES ANYOTHER DECISIONS.>> HE IS NOT EVENQUALIFIED TO TEACH BE APRINCIPAL ORSUPERINTENDENT INALABAMA, AND HE ISMAKING ALL THE CHANGES,THAT AFFECT TEACHERS ANDSTUDENTS WITHOUT EVENKNOWING.EUNICE: IN A STATEMENTFROM THE DEPARTMENT OFEDUCATION, HE IS NOTTRYING TO DOWNSIZE THEIMPORTANCE OF CAREERTECH EDUCATION, HEWANTSAL TO BE MORE IN

Alabama teachers start "Please Go To School" petition

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Updated: 11:46 AM CST Mar 9, 2017

Teachers across Alabama are upset with the state superintendent of education. They've started a petition called "Please go to school."

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Superintendent Michael Sentance recently proposed a restructuring plan that would downsize the career tech and education programs.

Sentance says he wants Alabama to be more in line with other states, but some teachers say he needs to spend a week in an Alabama classroom before making a decision.